Dublin Citizen

07/12/2025

Photo Gallery: Despite a rainy forecast, a ton of entries from Dublin, Stephenville and around the area flocked to Stephenville City Park to join the July 4th parade as it headed downtown and up Washington in Stephenville. (Wyndi Veigel-Gaudette/Citizen staff photos)

For photos in print, see the July 10 edition of The Dublin Citizen.

07/12/2025

The community was invited to a patriotic moment of prayer Thursday, July 3 organized in cooperation with Corner Lot members and the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. Due to rainy weather, it was moved to Community Baptist Church with Bob Evaul and Mike Fritscher (of Cottonwood Church) leading the event.

For the photo in print, see the July 10 edition of The Dublin Citizen.

07/12/2025

Advisory: Flood Watch until 07:00PM Sunday

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...A portion of north central Texas, including the following counties, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Fannin, Grayson, Hamilton, Hood, Jack, Lampasas, Mills, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Wise and Young.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor-drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches, with isolated higher amounts up to 4 inches.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MONTAGUE ... COOKE ... GRAYSON ... FANNIN ... YOUNG ... JACK ... WISE ... DENTON ... COLLIN ... STEPHENS ... PALO PINTO ... PARKER ... TARRANT ... DALLAS ... EASTLAND ... ERATH ... HOOD ... SOMERVELL ... COMANCHE ... MILLS ... HAMILTON ... LAMPASAS

Instructions:

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

07/12/2025

Dublin Independent School District students will have restrictions on cell phone usage for the upcoming school year due to a recent law signed by Governor Greg Abbott.

House Bill 1481 bans students from using cell phone and other personal communication devices (like tablets and Smart Watches) during school hours in grades K-12 for public and charter schools.

Some exceptions can be made such as for instructional usage.

“This is such a sensitive topic of concern for students, staff, and parents and Dublin ISD will try to implement HB 1481 to the best of our ability, while keeping our students actively engaged in a safe, learning environment. While cell phones have been a convenient method of communication for parents to stay connected with their children during the school day, students have also utilized cell phones in more distracting methods,” Dublin ISD Superintendent Melissa Summers said.

For the complete story see the July 10 edition or click here: https://www.dublincitizen.com/news/cell-phone-use-prohibited-during-school-day

07/12/2025

Kingdom Threads, a clothes (and much more) closet affiliated with First Baptist of Church, is able to better serve local families in need after being blessed by a mission group looking to help the local community.

Lead volunteer Velvet Earles said she was contacted about a youth group connected with Stephenville Christian Reformed Church who had youth volunteers from Michigan and North Dakota looking for local ways to help.

The call was an answer to a concern that had been weighing on her mind.

“The wall [on the front side of the building] was rotten in the bottom,” Earles said. “You could see daylight under it. When it would rain, [donations] would get wet.”

For the complete story see the July 10 edition or click here: https://www.dublincitizen.com/news/mission-group-puts-new-face-kingdom-threads

07/11/2025

News Alerts -

Wednesday, July 9Watercolor Camp: 1 p.m. ages 8 plus (advance registration required) Dublin Public Library FREEFBC Dublin VBS:  6-8:30 p.m. (220 E. Liveoak St.) FREE

07/11/2025

A devastating course of events took place in Central Texas and the Hill Country over the July 4th holiday as deadly flooding rampaged the area.

Flooding, though not as severe, even impacted Erath County.

Extreme rainfall amounts started with Tropical Storm Barry which formed off the coast of Mexico and made landfall in northern Mexico on June 30. This led to tropical moisture remaining in the atmosphere, heading north to Texas and eventually colliding with a low pressure system that became nearly stationary over Central Texas.

As intense thunderstorm after thunderstorm developed, huge amounts of rainfall were dropped into creeks, ravines and streams that feed into the Guadalupe River. This led to flash flooding that occurred within minutes at the Guadalupe River, Kerr County and the surrounding area.

Reports are that the river rose 37 feet within 45 minutes in the middle of the night.

For the complete story see the July 10 edition or click here: https://www.dublincitizen.com/news/flooding-impacts-central-texas

07/11/2025

Dublin FFA has four more state champions, earning recognition for 10 months of research, writing and preparation for the agriscience fair held June 30-July 4 at the Texas FFA Convention in Fort Worth.

DHS had five teams advance to the competition based off research papers, each averaging 20-25 pages: Paul Adams in Plant Science Div. 3, David Greene in Environmental and Natural Resources (ENR) Div. 5, Zoey Soria and Isabella Cervantes in ENR Div. 4 and Brittney Everett and Jocelyn (JJ) Perez in Animal Div.3.

Systems Div. 4 and Jayden Rojas in ENR Div. 3. At the state competition, students presented their data in prepared speeches as they presented their research.

Adams, Greene and Soria and Cervantes came away with top spots in their competitions, earning a $1,000 scholarship and a chance to qualify for nationals in Indianapolis. (The Top 10 qualifiers for that competition will be announced next month.) Everett and Perez were reserve champions in their division and Rojas got third place.

For the complete story see the July 10 edition or click here: https://www.dublincitizen.com/news/ffa-efforts-earn-gold-state-competition

07/10/2025

***LAST CHANCE*** The donation trailer for the flood victims will be leaving early Saturday morning & still has plenty of space for donations. If you're able to donate, please come by on
FRIDAY 7/11/25
11am-1pm & 4pm-6pm
Located behind City Hall in Dublin, TX
Anything donated is very much needed & appreciated. Thank you 🇺🇸

07/10/2025

07/10/2025

Dublin Renegades Fast Draw is inviting everyone to its District 1 Championship Shoot this weekend, opening up a whole new fun world for those who may be unfamiliar with the sport.

The event will be held Friday, July 11 through Sunday, July 13 at Rancho Viejo located at 11875 south FM 219 outside Dublin. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday and Sunday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Fun shoots will be held on Friday, with main matches being held Saturday and Sunday.

The event will have seven rounds on Saturday and three more on Sunday after Cowboy Church at 8 a.m. The finalists will be calculated, then go into finals for buckles and cash prizes.

For the complete story see the July 10 edition or click here:

Dublin Renegades Fast Draw is inviting everyone to its District 1 Championship Shoot this weekend, opening up a whole new fun world for those who may be unfamiliar with the sport. The event will be held Friday, July 11 through Sunday, July 13 at Rancho Viejo located at 11875 south FM 219 outside Dub...

07/10/2025

The Stephenville Professional Firefighters Association is hard at work gathering signatures for three items to be put on the November ballot in order to address pay increases.

“We are hoping to get a 1,000 on each, just to show the citizens are supporting us,” Stephenville Professional Firefighters Association President Brandon Sellers said.

For those interested in checking out the petitions, the association will be having a 'Wine and Sign' at Hearsay Wine Bar from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, July 10.

For the complete story see the July 10 edition or click here: https://www.dublincitizen.com/news/firefighter-association-starts-petitions-pay-increase